Top 20 Power Foods for Diabetes

By Lori Brookhart-Schervish; Contributing writer Marsha McCulloch, RD; Reviewed by Connie Crawley, RD, LD, 2009

Including these extra-healthy power foods in your diet will help you meet your nutritional needs as well as lower your risk of diabetes complications such as heart disease. Of course, the foods on this list shouldn't be the only foods you eat, but incorporating some or all into your diabetes meal plan will help improve your overall health.

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Are These Power Foods in Your Diet?

If you already follow a healthful meal plan filled with whole grains, fresh fruits and veggies, and lean protein, congratulations! You're on your way to a long, healthy life and are taking a major step in controlling your weight and blood glucose levels. Plus, you're probably already eating a bunch of the foods on this list.

For those who are taking the baby-steps approach to eating better, this list is even more helpful. Not only are these power foods high in fiber, antioxidants, and vitamins and minerals, they're also familiar and easy to find. That means you don't have to hunt down any exotic ingredients or shop at specialty grocery stores to find foods that will help you get on track with a healthful meal plan.

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jaramillosylvia13 wrote:

Hi my name is sylvia and I just recieved your magazine and I loved it, but I have a statement for you, I'm what some people call a poor mexican, and yes I'm a dibetic, and I can't afford some of the foods that it takes to maintain my sugars, and I also have a disable son and a handicaped daughter, and all my time goes towards them, if you have any ideas to help me I would glady appreciate it so much.

11/7/2009 02:30:58 PM Report Abuse

florencek3717506 wrote:

As a diabetic who has contol issues this magazine would help me control my health and give me ideas for cooking.

11/4/2009 04:49:48 PM Report Abuse

florencek3717506 wrote:

I am from Canada, and would like to get the offer you advertise (1 year free if I buy one year) to your magazine "Diabetic Living". I prefer to telephone a toll free number to order. Do you have one and can I order at this special price?

11/4/2009 04:48:25 PM Report Abuse